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A demonstrator at the state Capitol says the purpose of Gov. Rick Snyder's
proposal to tax pension income is to open factories in Mexico and China.

Michigan
is one of just three states that exempt pension income from the state
income tax. The governor's tax proposal would eliminate this exemption
and tax pension income the same as other income. The plan would also
reduce the state personal income tax for all taxpayers, eliminate the
Michigan business tax and replace it with a new, smaller business tax.